Salim Rubai Ali

Salim Rubai Ali (1935-26 June 1978) was President of South Yemen from 22 June 1969 to 26 June 1978, succeeding Qahtan Muhammad al-Shaabi and preceding Ali Nasir Muhammad.

Biography
Salim Rubai Ali was born in 1935, and he was elected President of South Yemen on 22 June 1969. He led the left wing of the Yemeni Socialist Party, and his radicals merged with the other parties in 1975 to form a one-party state. In 1978, he was overthrown by Ali Nasir Muhammad and was executed after the rebels took over the Almodowar Palace in Aden.